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I Live Here Now: a short story by Ian Rankin

A short story. Illustrated by Carolyn Gowdy

19 December 2020

9:00 AM

19 December 2020

9:00 AM

Ever since his daughter’s death, John Bates had all but given up. Eunice had been 17, bubbly and surrounded by friends, keen to leave school behind to study history at university. She’d been a passionate cook and hockey player, not yet ready for a steady boyfriend, and loved absolutely by both her parents.

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